STEROID BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE SEMEN OF DOGFISH (SQUALUS ACANTHIAS)
- 1 November 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 11-20
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.0310011
Abstract
SUMMARY: 11-Deoxycorticosterone, previously reported in the semen of Squalus acanthias, is shown to be a protein-bound constituent of the seminal plasma. Results of incubation experiments with [14C]labelled steroid substrates show that the semen contains the enzymes necessary for the conversion of cholesterol to 11-deoxycorticosterone via pregnenolone and progesterone.Keywords
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